Sorry, I thought we were discussing labels for form input boxes (not just one-box input search forms).
However, generally speaking, making assumptions about accessibility based on the visual positioning of elements "in a logical common place used by most other sites" is not a good idea. Better to design to Web standards rather the standard of other Websites. Stuart On Thu, April 12, 2007 11:51 am, Patrick Lauke wrote: >> Stuart Foulstone > >> If you're only concerned about providing form accessibility for >> screenreaders, and no other disability, you could use the >> method below or >> a transparent.gif with appropriate alt-text would work too. > > Not necessarily just for screenreader accessibility. If the input itself > is large enough, there's no problem for users with motor problems. And > arguably, having a button immediately adjacent to the text input that says > "Search" (and, I'm assuming, having it in a logical common place used by > most other sites, like top-right) is enough visual labelling, so omitting > a visible label for that text input shouldn't really cause accessibility > issues for other audiences... > > P > ________________________________ > Patrick H. Lauke > Web Editor > External Relations Division > University of Salford > Room 113, Faraday House > Salford, Greater Manchester > M5 4WT > UK > > T +44 (0) 161 295 4779 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.salford.ac.uk > > A GREATER MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- Stuart Foulstone. http://www.bigeasyweb.co.uk BigEasy Web Design 69 Flockton Court Rockingham Street Sheffield S1 4EB Tel. 07751 413451 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
